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INITIAL THOUGHTS ON ETF LAUNCHES The past week has marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of the crypto industry, a testament to the remarkable journey of an asset class that emerged from a distrubuted community of open source software developers just 15 years ago. This was evidenced by the successful launch of all 11 eligible Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday morning. Assessing the success of an ETF launch is a...
At long last, all eleven spot Bitcoin ETF applications have been approved! They all began trading this morning, and trading volumes have been impressive thus far. According to Bloomberg Senior Analyst Eric Balchunas, Grayscale and Blackrock are leading the pack, accounting for $1.7 billion in trading volume out of the $2.3 billion total (not including BITO). Investors will be eyeing ETF inflows, which will be calculated once share counts are...
In today's Crypto Comments video, we discuss the final steps in the ongoing Bitcoin ETF process, the possibility of trading beginning this week, and the market implications going forward. Please note that today's video was recorded prior to the SEC's tweet falsely announcing the approval of all ETF applications.
After receiving comments on their S-1 statements late yesterday, multiple Bitcoin ETF applicants filed amendments this morning in what appears to be the final steps in the process. Valkyrie cofounder Steve McClurg stated in an interview that he believes approvals should be effective tomorrow, with ETF trading beginning on Thursday. BTC 2.12% (-0.26%) is showing modest declines ahead of the decision while ETH 4.31% (-2.76%) has declined sharply, causing ETHBTC (-2.50%) to...
Bitcoin continues to slowly chop higher ahead of this week's highly anticipated decision from the SEC regarding the Bitcoin spot ETF. On Friday, issuers submitted their final 19b-4 forms, and this morning, all the S-1 forms were filed, offering a glimpse into the emerging fee war. Bitcoin is currently trading just above $46k. Meanwhile, ETH 4.31% is up 4%, reclaiming the $2300 level. Following a mild pullback across the altcoin market,...
Markets are responding to various economic data releases, which showed the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.7% vs. 3.8% exp., and U.S. ISM Services PMI coming in at 50.6 vs 52.5 exp. The DXY (-0.25%) initially surged over $103 following the employment data but has dropped to $102.2 following the PMI data release. Equity indices are gaining to end the week, with the SPY and QQQ both rising approximately 0.10%....
QUICK RECAP First and foremost, we would like to extend a Happy New Year to all our clients and subscribers. The past year was indeed eventful, marked by banking crises, significant court victories, and BlackRock's foray into the sector – truly a remarkable journey. Our Core Strategy, though it lagged behind the King, performed well. This was particularly supported by the strong performance of our altcoin basket in Q4. We...
BTC 2.12% is trading near $44k, recovering some of its losses after yesterdayâs leverage flush sent prices down 9% from $45k to a low of $40.8k. ETH 4.31% is performing in line with BTC 2.12% , rising 2.3% to ~$2.3k. U.S equities are relatively flat from yesterday, with the S&P gaining 0.1% while the Nasdaq was down 0.12%. Layer-1 tokens SOL and AVAX show the most strength among the top 10, gaining 3.9% and...